Project Gutenberg 2007-05-04 Public domain in the USA. 58 A.L.O.C. The Story of a Dark Plot; Or, Tyranny on the Frontier Reading ease score: 64.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Fox in the Stars, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Story of a Dark Plot; Or, Tyranny on the Frontier" by A.L.O.C. is a historical narrative likely written in the late 19th century. At its heart, the book recounts the struggles of W.W. Smith, a committed temperance advocate and agent for the Canadian Pacific Railway, as he confronts the violent backlash from the liquor industry in Brome County, Quebec. The narrative appears to delve into themes of social justice, morality, and the personal dangers faced by reformers in a battle against intemperance. At the start of the story, the author sets the stage by introducing Smith and the contentious environment in Brome County, where a strong temperance movement exists alongside illicit liquor sales. The opening chapters describe escalating tensions as Smith actively works to enforce the Scott Act, leading to violent threats against him from liquor dealers. The incident culminates in a brutal assault on Smith, orchestrated by those he opposed, which sparks public outrage and an investigation into the conspiracy against him. Through this gripping account, the narrative explores the broader implications of the temperance movement and the personal cost of standing up against powerful adversaries. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Temperance Smith, William W. HV Text Browsing: Politics 320549 320353 2024-10-09T09:40:36.951985 2023-09-09T11:18:54.297103 text/html text/html 319082 2007-05-04T06:34:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 349101 2007-05-04T06:34:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 429308 2024-10-09T09:40:45.100935 application/epub+zip 433519 2024-10-09T09:40:40.335971 application/epub+zip 178952 2024-10-09T09:40:38.987953 application/epub+zip 611897 2024-10-09T09:40:48.294884 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 598278 2024-10-09T09:40:44.229906 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 323148 2022-09-10T06:35:37.938912 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 295763 295653 2024-10-09T09:40:36.247964 2023-09-09T11:18:53.730113 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 295664 2007-05-04T06:34:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 100289 2007-05-04T06:34:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 295657 2007-05-04T06:34:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 100267 2007-05-04T06:34:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20680 2024-10-09T09:40:48.424916 application/rdf+xml 14886 2024-10-09T09:40:39.583923 image/jpeg 3528 2024-10-09T09:40:39.303924 image/jpeg 419716 2024-10-09T09:40:36.990961 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog